Sirisupasorn ‘Bell’ Chaisilp

Sirisupasorn ‘Bell’ Chaisilp

One morning three generations of women got on a bus and headed to the hospital, even though not one of them was sick. They sat next to each other in the heat, mother, grandmother and great grandmother with yet another addition to the family switching lap to lap; the new member was the fourth generation daughter, little Sirisupasorn. All of these women were going to Sisaket so that baby Sirisupasorn could have an operation to repair her cleft lip and palate.

As they rode along getting closer and closer to the hospital they became more and more excited with the realization that soon every generation would be as pretty as the last. The women looked out the window and talked and laughed and thought about how lucky they were to be given this chance.

After the surgery they were so happy to see the transformation of baby Sirisupasorn’s face, and in the coming days became even happier when they realized how much easier it was to care for her and feed her. They are grateful to Operation Smile because they know that one day Sirisupasorn will be able to sit next to them and smile the same beautiful smile as the rest of the family and will never have to feel like she doesn’t belong.